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Category: Winter

26 Oct
Get Outside Hartford Long Reads No Drama Weather Reader Tip Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice Winter

Beginners’ Guide to the Car-Free Life: Runnin’ Hot & Cold

by Kerri Ana Provost
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As far as individual actions go, ditching the car is the second most impactful thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Many people say...
23 Mar
Barry Square Downtown Frog Hollow Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Myth Busting Parks South End Spring Winter

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 17)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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No matter where I went, I kept running into — or almost getting run over, literally — by people doing fitness things. Of course, there...
16 Mar
Commentary Downtown Frog Hollow Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parks Shopping West End Winter

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 16)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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While wandering/going to work/running errands, I’m not actively thinking “I need to take pictures of people,” but I am considering plenty of other things. Like,...
14 Mar
Environmental Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Parks Winter

The Birds are Back

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Okay, there were birds of one kind or another here all winter, but we are seeing and hearing more variety now.
13 Mar
Commentary Covid-19 Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford West End Winter

The Only Fever I’m Interested In

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Earth gives us unmissable signs of life and renewal. It has been one year since more people began spending time outdoors, taking walks, and paying...
11 Mar
Cultural Interest Downtown Get Outside Hartford Parks Winter

The View on Trinity Street

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Months later, the road that cuts through Bushnell Park remains open to people on foot and bicycle. In before times, when the idea of doing...
09 Mar
Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Transportation Winter

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 15)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Fifteen weeks into this limited series, and I have yet to struggle to find other people out and about. Not during blizzards. Not when there...
02 Mar
Asylum Hill Downtown Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Myth Busting No Drama Weather Parks Transportation Winter

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 14)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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No difficulty finding people outside whether it was sunny or raining. Yes, even in downtown on a weekend during the pandemic in the rain. Even...
25 Feb
Cultural Interest Free Fun Get Outside Hartford Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Spring Winter

A Little Something (March 2021)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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It should go without saying that if you qualify, then getting your Covid vaccinations should be the first item on the agenda for the month....
23 Feb
Cultural Interest Frog Hollow Get Outside Ghost Town Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Parkville Winter

Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 13)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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This week’s installment features photos taken at and within a few hours of sunrise, on a Saturday in February. As always, this only shows a...